Electronic Device

ABSTRACT

An embodiment of this application provides an electronic device, including a decoupling member, a first radiator, a second radiator, a first feed unit, a second feed unit, and a rear cover. A gap is formed between the first radiator and the second radiator, the decoupling member is indirectly coupled to the first radiator and the second radiator, and the decoupling member is disposed on a surface of the rear cover. The decoupling member does not overlap a first projection, and the first projection is a projection of the first radiator on the rear cover in a first direction. The decoupling member does not overlap a second projection, and the second projection is a projection of the second radiator on the rear cover in the first direction. The first direction is a direction perpendicular to a plane on which the rear cover is located.

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No.202010280230.3, filed with the China National Intellectual PropertyAdministration on Apr. 10, 2020 and entitled “ELECTRONIC DEVICE”, whichis incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to the field of wireless communication, and inparticular, to an electronic device including a dual-antenna structure.

BACKGROUND

In the past, since a conventional second generation (second generation,2G) mobile communication system mainly supported a call function, anelectronic device was only a tool used by people to send and receive atext message and perform voice communication, and a wireless networkaccess function was extremely slow because data was transmitted througha voice channel. With rapid development of wireless communicationtechnologies, nowadays, in addition to making a call, sending a shortmessage, and taking a photo, an electronic device can also be used tolisten to music online, watch a network movie, make a video call in realtime, and the like. That is, the electronic device covers variousapplications in people's life, such as a call application, a film andtelevision entertainment application, and an e-commerce application. Inthis case, a plurality of functional applications need to upload anddownload data through a wireless network. Therefore, high-speed datatransmission becomes extremely important.

As people's requirements for high-speed data transmission increase, howto effectively improve a transmission rate of an electronic device in alimited bandwidth is an important research topic. A multi-inputmulti-output (multi-input multi-output, MIMO) multi-antenna system isone of main core technologies at present. The MIMO multi-antenna systemgreatly improves a transmission rate by increasing a quantity ofantennas at a transmit end and a receive end, and simultaneouslytransmitting and receiving data. However, in a MIMO multi-antennadesign, when two antennas operate at a same frequency and are configuredadjacent to each other, isolation between the two antennas is greatlyimproved. Therefore, how to make the two antennas achieve low couplingand a low envelope correlation coefficient (envelope correlationcoefficient, ECC) and disposed in narrow space of an electronic deviceis a technical challenge that an antenna designer needs to breakthrough.

SUMMARY

An embodiment of this application provides an electronic device. Theelectronic device may include a dual-antenna structure. In aconfiguration that two antennas are compactly arranged, high isolationcan be achieved in a designed frequency band, and good radiationefficiency and low ECC of the antennas can also be maintained.Therefore, good communication quality is achieved.

According to a first aspect, an electronic device is provided,including: a decoupling member, a first radiator, a second radiator, afirst feed unit, a second feed unit, and a rear cover, where a gap isformed between the first radiator and the second radiator. The firstradiator includes a first ground point and a first feed point, the firstfeed unit provides feeding at the first feed point, and the firstradiator is grounded at the first ground point. The second radiatorincludes a second ground point and a second feed point, the second feedunit provides feeding at the second feed point, and the second radiatoris grounded at the second ground point. The decoupling member isindirectly coupled to the first radiator and the second radiator. Thedecoupling member is disposed on a surface of the rear cover. Thedecoupling member does not overlap a first projection, and the firstprojection is a projection of the first radiator on the rear cover in afirst direction. The decoupling member does not overlap a secondprojection, and the second projection is a projection of the secondradiator on the rear cover in the first direction. The first directionis a direction perpendicular to a plane on which the rear cover islocated.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, a tail end of a radiator may be grounded, so that a size ofan antenna can be reduced from an original half operating wavelength toa quarter wavelength. This greatly reduces an overall size of theantenna and maintains good radiation efficiency. When two antennas arecompactly arranged and configured in narrow space in the electronicdevice, a neutralization line structure may be disposed near the twoantennas by using a floating metal (floating metal, FLM) technology, sothat isolation between the two antennas in a designed frequency band canbe improved, current coupling between the two antennas can beeffectively reduced, and radiation efficiency of the two antennas can beimproved. Therefore, according to a dual-antenna design provided in thisembodiment of this application, in a configuration that two antennas arecompactly arranged, high isolation can be achieved in the designedfrequency band, and good radiation efficiency and low ECC of theantennas can also be maintained. Therefore, good communication qualityis achieved.

It should be understood that the decoupling member, the first radiator,the second radiator, the first feed unit, the second feed unit, and therear cover may form a first antenna system. The electronic device mayinclude two first antenna systems and a neutralization member. The twofirst antenna systems are arranged in a staggered manner, to improveisolation between feed points. In addition, radiators that are close toeach other in two first antenna systems are indirectly coupled to theneutralization member, so as to improve isolation between feed pointsthat are close to each other. The neutralization member may be disposedon the surface of the rear cover of the electronic device. Theneutralization member may overlap projection parts of the two firstantenna systems on the rear cover in the first direction.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the first ground point is disposed at an end that is of thefirst radiator and that is away from the gap. The first feed point isdisposed between the first ground point and the gap. The second groundpoint is disposed at an end that is of the second radiator and that isaway from the gap. The second feed point is disposed between the secondground point and the gap.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the first feed point is disposed at an end that is of the firstradiator and is close to the gap. The second feed point is disposed atan end that is of the second radiator and that is close to the gap.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, when the first ground point is located at the end that isof the first radiator and that is away from the gap, and the first feedpoint is located in the middle of the first radiator, a first antennaformed by the first radiator is an IFA. When the first feed point andthe first ground point are respectively located at two ends of the firstradiator, a first antenna formed by the first radiator is a left-handantenna. In an antenna structure, a second antenna and the first antennause a same structure.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the first feed point is disposed at an end that is of the firstradiator and that is away from the gap. The first ground point isdisposed between the first feed point and the gap. The second groundpoint is disposed at an end that is of the second radiator and that isaway from the gap. The second feed point is disposed between the secondground point and the gap.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, after the decoupling member is additionally disposed in theantenna structure, isolation between the first antenna and the secondantenna can be effectively improved. The antenna structure provided inthis embodiment of this application is not limited to symmetry between astructure of the first antenna formed by the first radiator and astructure of the second antenna formed by the second radiator.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the first radiator, the second radiator, and the decouplingmember are symmetrical along the gap.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, the direction of the gap may be a direction in which aplane where the gap is located is perpendicular to the gap. It should beunderstood that the antenna has a symmetrical structure, and goodantenna performance.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the antenna further includes an antenna support, and the firstradiator and the second radiator are disposed on a surface of theantenna support.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, the first radiator and the second radiator may be disposedon the antenna support or a PCB of the electronic device according to anactual situation.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the decoupling member is disposed on a surface that is of therear cover and that is close to the antenna support.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, the decoupling member may be disposed, based on an actualproduction and design requirement, on a surface that is of the rearcover and that is away from or close to the antenna support.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, when the first feed unit provides feeding, the second radiatoris coupled with the first radiator to generate a first induced current,and the second radiator is coupled with the decoupling member togenerate a second induced current. A direction of the first inducedcurrent is opposite to a direction of the second induced current.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, a direction of an induced current generated by the firstradiator on the second radiator is opposite to a direction of an inducedcurrent generated by the decoupling member on the second radiator, andthe induced currents offset each other. This improves isolation betweenthe first antenna formed by the first radiator and the second antennaformed by the second radiator.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, when the second feed unit provides feeding, the first radiatoris coupled with the second radiator to generate a third induced current,and the first radiator is coupled with the decoupling member to generatea fourth induced current. A direction of the third induced current isopposite to a direction of the fourth induced current.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, a direction of an induced current generated by the secondradiator on the first radiator is opposite to a direction of an inducedcurrent generated by the decoupling member on the first radiator, andthe induced currents offset each other. This improves isolation betweenthe first antenna formed by the first radiator and the second antennaformed by the second radiator.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the first feed unit and the second feed unit are a same feedunit.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, both the first feed unit and the second feed unit may be apower supply chip of the electronic device.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, a width of the gap ranges from 3 mm to 10 mm.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, when a distance between the first radiator and the secondradiator is 3 mm, antenna performance is good. It should be understoodthat adjustment may be performed according to an actual design orproduction requirement.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, a coupling gap between the decoupling member and each of thefirst radiator and the second radiator ranges from 0.1 mm to 3 mm.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, when the coupling gap between the decoupling member andeach of the first radiator and the second radiator is 2 mm, antennaperformance is good. It should be understood that adjustment may beperformed according to an actual design or production requirement.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, a length of the decoupling member is a half of a wavelengthcorresponding to a resonance point of resonance generated by the firstradiator or the second radiator.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, the resonance point of the resonance generated by the firstradiator or the second radiator may be a resonance point of resonancegenerated by the first antenna, or a resonance point generated by thesecond antenna, or may be a center frequency in an operating frequencyband of an overall antenna structure. It should be understood thatisolation between feed points of the antenna may be controlled byadjusting the length of the decoupling member. The length of thedecoupling member may be adjusted to meet indicator requirements ofantennas of different structures.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the electronic device further includes a first metal springplate, a second metal spring plate, a third metal spring plate, and afourth metal spring plate. One end of the first metal spring plate isgrounded, and the other end is coupled to the first radiator at thefirst ground point. One end of the second metal spring plate iselectrically connected to a feed unit, and the other end is coupled tothe first radiator at the first feed point. One end of the third metalspring plate is grounded, and the other end is coupled to the secondradiator at the second ground point. One end of the fourth metal springplate is electrically connected to a feed unit, and the other end iscoupled to the second radiator at the second feed point.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, the first radiator or the second radiator may be groundedor fed in a manner of coupling through a metal spring plate, andbandwidth performance of the first radiator or the second radiator isgood.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the decoupling member is fold-line-shaped.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, in an extension design, if the decoupling member changesfrom straight-line-shaped to fold-line-shaped, radiation performance ofthe antenna structure in an operating frequency band can be furtherimproved. At the same time, the structural design can improve a designfreedom of the decoupling member in two-dimensional space.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the electronic device further includes a first parasitic stuband a second parasitic stub. The first parasitic stub is disposed onside of the first radiator that is away from the gap, and the secondparasitic stub is disposed on side of the second radiator that is awayfrom the gap.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, a plurality of parasitic stubs may be disposed near aradiator, so that more antenna modes may be excited. This furtherimproves an efficiency bandwidth and radiation of an antenna.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the firstaspect, the first parasitic stub includes a third ground point, and isdisposed at an end that is of the first parasitic stub and that is awayfrom the first radiator. The second parasitic stub includes a fourthground point, and is disposed at an end that is of the second parasiticstub and that is away from the second radiator.

According to the technical solution in this embodiment of thisapplication, an end that is of a parasitic stub and that is away fromthe radiator is grounded, so that a length of the parasitic stub can beshortened from a half of an operating wavelength to a quarter.

According to a second aspect, an electronic device is provided,including a decoupling member, a first radiator, a second radiator, afirst feed unit, a second feed unit, and a rear cover. A gap is formedbetween the first radiator and the second radiator. The first radiatorincludes a first ground point and a first feed point, the first feedunit provides feeding at the first feed point, and the first radiator isgrounded at the first ground point. The second radiator includes asecond ground point and a second feed point, the second feed unitprovides feeding at the second feed point, and the second radiator isgrounded at the second ground point. The decoupling member is indirectlycoupled to the first radiator and the second radiator, and thedecoupling member is disposed on a surface of the rear cover. When thefirst feed unit provides feeding, the second radiator is coupled withthe first radiator to generate a first induced current, the secondradiator is coupled with the decoupling member to generate a secondinduced current, and a direction of the first induced current isopposite to a direction of the second induced current. When the secondfeed unit provides feeding, the first radiator is coupled with thesecond radiator to generate a third induced current, the first radiatoris coupled with the decoupling member to generate a fourth inducedcurrent, and a direction of the third induced current is opposite to adirection of the fourth induced current.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the first ground point is disposed at an end that is ofthe first radiator and that is away from the gap. The first feed pointis disposed between the first ground point and the gap. The secondground point is disposed at an end that is of the second radiator andthat is away from the gap. The second feed point is disposed between thesecond ground point and the gap.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the first feed point is disposed at an end that is of thefirst radiator and is close to the gap, and the second feed point isdisposed at an end that is of the second radiator and is close to thegap.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the first feed point is disposed at an end that is of thefirst radiator and that is away from the gap. The first ground point isdisposed between the first feed point and the gap. The second groundpoint is disposed at an end that is of the second radiator and that isaway from the gap. The second feed point is disposed between the secondground point and the gap.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the first radiator, the second radiator, and thedecoupling member are symmetrical along the gap.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the electronic device further includes an antennasupport, and the first radiator and the second radiator are disposed ona surface of the antenna support.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the decoupling member is disposed on a surface that is ofthe rear cover and that is close to the antenna support.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the first feed unit and the second feed unit are a samefeed unit.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, a width of the gap ranges from 3 mm to 10 mm.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, a coupling gap between the decoupling member and each ofthe first radiator and the second radiator ranges from 0.1 mm to 3 mm.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, a length of the decoupling member is a half of awavelength corresponding to a resonance point of resonance generated bythe first radiator or the second radiator.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the electronic device further includes a first metalspring plate, a second metal spring plate, a third metal spring plate,and a fourth metal spring plate. One end of the first metal spring plateis grounded, and the other end is coupled to the first radiator at thefirst ground point. One end of the second metal spring plate iselectrically connected to a feed unit, and the other end is coupled tothe first radiator at the first feed point. One end of the third metalspring plate is grounded, and the other end is coupled to the secondradiator at the second ground point. One end of the fourth metal springplate is electrically connected to a feed unit, and the other end iscoupled to the second radiator at the second feed point.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the decoupling member is fold-line-shaped.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the electronic device further includes a first parasiticstub and a second parasitic stub. The first parasitic stub is disposedon side of the first radiator that is away from the gap, and the secondparasitic stub is disposed on side of the second radiator that is awayfrom the gap.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of thesecond aspect, the first parasitic stub includes a third ground point,and is disposed at an end that is of the first parasitic stub and thatis away from the first radiator. The second parasitic stub includes afourth ground point, and is disposed at an end that is of the secondparasitic stub and that is away from the second radiator.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to anembodiment of this application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an antenna structure:

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an antenna structure according to anembodiment of this application:

FIG. 4 is a top view of an antenna according to an embodiment of thisapplication:

FIG. 5 is a side view of an antenna according to an embodiment of thisapplication;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another antenna structure according toan embodiment of this application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of comparison between S parameters ofdifferent antenna structures according to an embodiment of thisapplication;

FIG. 8 is an S parameter simulation result of the antenna structureshown in FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 9 is an efficiency simulation result of the antenna structure shownin FIG. 6 :

FIG. 10 is an ECC simulation result of the antenna structure shown inFIG. 6 ;

FIG. 11 is a distribution diagram of currents when a first feed unitprovides feeding according to an embodiment of this application:

FIG. 12 is a distribution diagram of currents when a second feed unitprovides feeding according to an embodiment of this application:

FIG. 13 is a top view of another antenna according to an embodiment ofthis application;

FIG. 14 is an S parameter simulation result of the antenna structureshown in FIG. 13 ;

FIG. 15 is an efficiency simulation result of the antenna structureshown in FIG. 13 ;

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of still another antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 17 is an S parameter simulation result of the antenna structureshown in FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 18 is an efficiency simulation result of the antenna structureshown in FIG. 16 ;

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of a matching network according to anembodiment of this application:

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an antenna feedingsolution according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of yet another antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of still yet another antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram of a further antenna structure accordingto an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram of a still further antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application:

FIG. 25 is a schematic diagram of a yet further antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application:

FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram of a still yet further antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an antenna arrayaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 28 is an S parameter simulation result of the antenna array shownin FIG. 27 ;

FIG. 29 is an isolation simulation result of the antenna array shown inFIG. 27 ; and

FIG. 30 is an efficiency simulation result of the antenna array shown inFIG. 27 .

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The following describes technical solutions of this application withreference to accompanying drawings.

An electronic device in embodiments of this application may be a mobilephone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a smart band, asmartwatch, a smart helmet, smart glasses, or the like. Alternatively,the electronic device may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, asession initiation protocol (session initiation protocol, SIP) phone, awireless local loop (wireless local loop, WLL) station, a personaldigital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), a handheld devicewith a wireless communication function, a computing device or anotherprocessing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, aterminal device in a 5G network, a terminal device in a future evolvedpublic land mobile network (public land mobile network, PLMN), or thelike. This is not limited in this embodiment of this application.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to anembodiment of this application. Herein, an example in which theelectronic device is a mobile phone is used for description.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device has a shape similar to acube, and may include a bezel 10 and a display 20. Both the bezel 10 andthe display 20 may be mounted on a middle frame (not shown in thefigure). The bezel 10 may be divided into an upper bezel, a lower bezel,a left bezel, and a right bezel. These bezels are connected to eachother, and may form a specific radian or chamfer at a joint.

The electronic device further includes a printed circuit board (printedcircuit board, PCB) disposed inside. An electronic element may bedisposed on the PCB. The electronic element may include a capacitor, aninductor, a resistor, a processor, a camera, a flash, a microphone, abattery, or the like, but is not limited thereto.

The bezel 10 may be a metal bezel made of metals such as copper, amagnesium alloy, or stainless steel, or may be a plastic bezel, a glassbezel, a ceramic bezel, or the like, or may be a bezel combining metaland plastic.

As a user's requirement for a data transmission rate increases, acapability of simultaneous transmission and simultaneous reception of aMIMO multi-antenna system gradually attracts attention. It can be seenthat an operation of the MIMO multi-antenna system becomes a trend inthe future. However, how to integrate and implement the MIMOmulti-antenna system in an electronic device with limited space andachieve good antenna radiation efficiency of each antenna is a technicalchallenge that is difficult to overcome. When several antennas operatingin a same frequency band are jointly designed in a same electronicdevice with limited space, a distance between the antennas isexcessively short, and interference between the antennas becomesincreasingly severe, that is, isolation between the antennas is greatlyimproved. In addition, ECC among a plurality of antennas may beimproved, so that a case in which radiation of an antenna is weakenedmay occur. Consequently, a decrease in the data transmission rate iscaused, and a technical difficulty in a multi-antenna integration designis increased.

As shown in FIG. 2 , some documents in the conventional technology haveproposed that an isolation component (for example, a protruding groundplane, a short-circuit metal component, or a spiral groove) isadditionally disposed between two antennas, and a size of the isolationcomponent is designed to be close to a resonance frequency of afrequency band of the two antennas for improving isolation, so as toreduce current coupling between the antennas. However, this designreduces current coupling between antennas, and also reduces radiationefficiency of the antennas. In addition, the use of the isolationcomponent requires specific space for configuration. This also increasesa design size of an overall antenna structure. In addition, a specificground plane shape is used to improve the isolation between the twoantennas. Generally, an L-shaped groove structure is cut on the groundplane of the two antennas, so that current coupling between the twoantennas can be reduced. However, the groove structure occupies a largearea, so that impedance matching and radiation of other antennas areeasily affected. In addition, such a design manner may trigger anadditional coupling current, thereby increasing an envelope correlationcoefficient between adjacent antennas. In the foregoing technologies forimproving isolation between two antennas, the use of the isolationcomponent requires specific space for configuration, so that an overalldesign size of an antenna is increased. Therefore, an electronic devicecannot meet a multi-antenna design requirement of high efficiency andminiaturization at the same time.

Embodiments of this application provide a dual-antenna technicalsolution. A tail end of a radiator may be grounded, so that a size of anantenna can be reduced from an original half operating wavelength to aquarter wavelength. This greatly reduces an overall size of the antennaand maintains good radiation efficiency. When two antennas are compactlyarranged and configured in narrow space in the electronic device, aneutralization line structure may be disposed near the two antennas byusing a floating metal (floating metal, FLM) technology, so thatisolation between the two antennas in a designed frequency band can beimproved, current coupling between the two antennas can be effectivelyreduced, and radiation efficiency of the two antennas can be improved.Therefore, according to a dual-antenna design provided in thisembodiment of this application, in a configuration that two antennas arecompactly arranged, high isolation can be achieved m the designedfrequency band, and good radiation efficiency and low ECC of theantennas can also be maintained. Therefore, good communication qualityis achieved.

FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 are each a schematic diagram of an antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application. The antennas may beapplied to an electronic device. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of anantenna structure according to an embodiment of this application. FIG. 4is a top view of an antenna according to an embodiment of thisapplication. FIG. 5 is a side view of an antenna according to anembodiment of this application. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of anotherantenna structure according to an embodiment of this application.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the antennas may include a first radiator 110, asecond radiator 120, and a decoupling member 130.

A gap 140 is formed between the first radiator 110 and the secondradiator 120. The first radiator 110 may include a first ground point111 and a first feed point 112, and may be located on a surface of thefirst radiator. The first radiator 110 may be grounded at the firstground point 111, and may be electrically connected to the first feedunit 201 at the first feed point 112. The first feed unit 201 providesenergy for the antenna, to form a first antenna. The second radiator 120may include a second ground point 121 and a second feed point 122, andmay be located on a surface of the second radiator. The second radiator120 may be grounded at the second ground point 121, and may beelectrically connected to the second feed unit 202 at the second feedpoint 122. The second feed unit 202 provides energy for the antenna, toform a second antenna. A specific form of the first antenna or thesecond antenna is not limited in this application, and may be aninverted-F antenna (inverted-F antenna, IFA), a left-hand antenna, aloop (loop) antenna, or the like. For ease of description, the followingembodiments are described by using the first antenna and the secondantenna as IFAs or left-hand antennas. As shown in FIG. 3 , when thefirst ground point is located at an end that is of the first radiatorand that is away from the gap, and the first feed point is located inthe middle of the first radiator, the first antenna is an IFA. When thefirst feed point and the first ground point are respectively located attwo ends of the first radiator, the first antenna is a left-handantenna. In an antenna structure, the second antenna and the firstantenna use a same structure.

The decoupling member 130 is indirectly coupled to the first radiator110 and the second radiator 120. It should be understood that indirectcoupling is a concept relative to direct coupling, that is, mid-aircoupling, it means that the decoupling member 130 and the first radiator110 or the second radiator 120 are not directly electrically connected.

Optionally, the first feed unit 201 and the second feed unit 202 may bea same feed unit, for example, may be a power supply chip in anelectronic device.

It should be understood that in the electronic device, the feed unit maybe a middle frame of the electronic device or a metal plating layer on aPCB. The PCB is formed by press-fitting a plurality of layers ofdielectric plates, and a metal plating layer exists in the plurality oflayers of dielectric plates, and may be used as a reference ground ofthe antenna.

The first ground point 111 may be disposed at an end that is of thefirst radiator 110 and that is away from the gap 140. The first feedpoint 112 may be disposed between the first ground point 111 and the gap140. The second ground point 121 may be disposed at an end that is ofthe second radiator 120 and that is away from the gap 140. The secondfeed point 122 may be disposed between the second ground point 121 andthe gap 140.

Optionally, the end that is of the first radiator 110 or the secondradiator 120 and that is away from the gap 140 may be a distance from anend point of the first radiator 110 or the second radiator 120, ratherthan just a point.

Optionally, the first radiator 110, the second radiator 120, and thedecoupling member 130 may be symmetrical along the gap 140. Thedirection of the gap 140 may be a direction in which a plane where thegap 140 is located is perpendicular to the gap. It should be understoodthat the antenna has a symmetrical structure, and good antennaperformance.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the decoupling member 130 may bedisposed on a surface of the rear cover 13 of the electronic device, andis configured to improve isolation between a first antenna formed by thefirst radiator 110 and a second antenna formed by the second radiator120.

The decoupling member 130 does not overlap a first projection, and thefirst projection is a projection of the first radiator 110 on the rearcover 13 in a first direction. The decoupling member 130 does notoverlap a second projection, and the second projection is a projectionof the second radiator 120 on the rear cover 13 in the first direction.The first direction is a direction perpendicular to a plane on which therear cover 13 is located. It should be understood that, beingperpendicular to the plane on which the rear cover 13 is located may beunderstood as being having an included angle of approximately 90° withthe plane on which the rear cover 13 is located. It should be understoodthat, being perpendicular to the plane on which the rear cover islocated is also equivalent to being perpendicular to a plane on which ascreen, a middle frame, or a mainboard of the electronic device islocated.

Optionally, the rear cover 13 of the electronic device may be made of anonmetallic material such as glass or ceramic.

Optionally, a length of the decoupling member 130 may be a half of awavelength corresponding to a resonance point of resonance generated byan antenna. It should be understood that the resonance point of theresonance generated by the antenna may be a resonance point of theresonance generated by the first antenna, or a resonance point generatedby the second antenna, or may be a center frequency in an operatingfrequency band of the antenna. When the antenna works in a N77 frequencyband (3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz), the length of the decoupling member 130 maybe 33 mm.

It should be understood that, isolation between feed points of theantenna may be controlled by adjusting the length of the decouplingmember 130. The length of the decoupling member 130 may be adjusted tomeet indicator requirements of antennas of different structures.

Optionally, a distance D1 between the first radiator 110 and the secondradiator 120 may be 3 mm, 4 mm, or 5 mm. For ease of description, inthis embodiment of this application, that the distance D1 between thefirst radiator 110 and the second radiator 120 is 4 mm is used asexample for description, that is, a width of the gap is 4 mm. A couplinggap D2 between the decoupling member 130 and each of the first radiator110 and the second radiator 120 in a horizontal direction may be 1.6 mm.A width D3 of the decoupling member 130 may be 2.5 mm. It should beunderstood that a specific value of the distance D1, the coupling gapD2, or the width D3 is not limited in this application, and may beadjusted based on an actual design or production requirement.

It should be understood that the width D1 of the gap may be astraight-line distance between points closest to the first radiator 110and the second radiator 120. The coupling gap D2 between the decouplingmember 130 and each of the first radiator 110 and the second radiator120 in the horizontal direction may be considered as a straight-linedistance between the decoupling member 130 and a point closest to thefirst radiator 110 or the second radiator 120 in the horizontaldirection.

Optionally, the width D1 of the gap may range from 3 mm to 10 mm.

Optionally, the coupling gap D2 may range from 0.1 mm to 3 mm.

Optionally, the coupling gap D2 between the decoupling member 130 andeach of the first radiator 110 and the second radiator 120 in thehorizontal direction is adjusted, so that a location of the antenna atan isolation peak in a designed frequency band can be effectivelycontrolled. By adjusting the width D3 of the decoupling member 130, afrequency increase/decrease location at the isolation peak of theantenna in the designed frequency band can also be controlled. Inaddition, this adjustment manner has little impact on a radiation modeof the antenna in the frequency band, and related adjustment may beperformed according to a setting requirement.

Optionally, the antenna may further include an antenna support 150, andthe first radiator 110 and the second radiator 120 may be disposed on asurface of the antenna support.

It should be understood that the first radiator 110 and the secondradiator 120 may alternatively be disposed on a surface of a PCB of theelectronic device, and the decoupling member 130 may be disposed on theantenna support or the rear cover of the electronic device.

Optionally, the antenna support 150 may be disposed between a PCB 14 andthe rear cover 13 of the electronic device. A shielding can 15 may bedisposed on a surface that is of the PCB 14 and that is close to theantenna support, and the shielding can 15 may be configured to protectan electronic element on the PCB 14 from interference from an externalelectromagnetic environment. The decoupling member 130 may be disposedon a surface that is of the rear cover 13 and that is close to theantenna support 160. A distance H1 between the PCB 14 and the antennasupport 150 may be 2.4 mm, a distance H2 between the antenna support 160and the rear cover 13 may be 0.3 mm, and a thickness of the rear cover13 may be 0.8 mm.

It should be understood that, when the first antenna and the secondantenna are compactly arranged and configured in narrow space of theelectronic device, radiation portions of the two antennas are coupled tothe decoupling member, so that isolation between the two antennas in adesigned frequency band can be improved, current coupling between thetwo antennas can be effectively reduced, and radiation efficiency of thetwo antennas can be improved. A design manner in which the decouplingmember is coupled to radiators of two antennas is different from aconventional design manner in which the decoupling member is directlyconnected to radiators of two antennas or the decoupling member isdisposed between radiators. In this application, the decoupling memberis disposed on the rear cover of the electronic device, so that theantenna integrally occupies a small area, and has a compact structure.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the antennas may further include a first metalspring plate 113, a second metal spring plate 114, a third metal springplate 123, and a fourth metal spring plate 124.

One end of the first metal spring plate 113 is grounded, and the otherend is coupled to the first radiator 110 at the first ground point, thatis, the first radiator 110 is coupled and grounded at the first groundpoint. One end of the second metal spring plate 114 is electricallyconnected to the first feed unit 201, and the other end is coupled tothe first radiator 110 at the first feed point, that is, the first feedunit 201 is coupled to and feeds the first radiator 110 at the firstfeed point. In this case, the first antenna formed by the first radiatoris a coupling inverted-F antenna. One end of the third metal springplate 123 is grounded, and the other end is coupled to the secondradiator 120 at the second ground point, that is, the second radiator120 is coupled and grounded at the second ground point. One end of thefourth metal spring plate is electrically connected to the second feedunit 202, and the other end is coupled to the second radiator 120 at thesecond feed point, that is, the second feed unit 202 is coupled to andfeeds the second radiator 120 at the second feed point. In this case,the second antenna formed by the second radiator is a couplinginverted-F antenna.

Optionally, coupling connection may be a direct coupling connection oran indirect coupling connection.

It should be understood that, to implement a coupled grounding orcoupled feeding structure in the antenna structure, a metal patch mayalso be designed on a PCB of the electronic device. After the metalpatch is disposed on the PCB, a distance between the metal patch and theradiator increases. Therefore, a coupling area can be correspondinglyincreased, and a same effect can also be achieved. A manner of coupledfeeding or coupled grounding is not limited in this application.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of comparison between S parameters ofdifferent antenna structures according to an embodiment of thisapplication. On a left side, there is a simulation result diagram of anantenna structure in which no decoupling member is additionally deposed.On a right side, there is a simulation result diagram of an antennastructure in which a decoupling member is additionally disposed.

In the antenna structure shown in FIG. 6 , both the first antenna andthe second antenna are coupling inverted-F antennas. When no decouplingmember is additionally disposed in the antenna structure, and a distancebetween the first antenna and the second antenna is 4 mm, near-fieldcurrent coupling between the two antennas is high. As a result,isolation between the first antenna and the second antenna in a commonoperating frequency band is poor. As shown in a left simulation diagramin FIG. 7 , it is expected that this result is difficult to be appliedto a MIMO multi-antenna system. However, after the decoupling member isadditionally disposed in the antenna structure, when the distancebetween the first antenna and the second antenna is also 4 mm and eachradiator is coupled with the decoupling member, because there is acoupling gap between each radiator and the decoupling member, a surfacecurrent of a ground part of the electronic device may be bound to thedecoupling member. In other words, in the technical solution of thisapplication, a current coupled from the first feed point of the firstantenna to the second feed point of the second antenna can be offset, soas to improve near-field isolation between the two antennas and improveefficiency performance of the two antennas, as shown in a rightsimulation diagram in FIG. 7 .

It should be understood that a location of an isolation peak between thetwo antennas in a designed frequency band can be effectively controlledby adjusting a width D3 of the decoupling member. This has little impacton a modal of the two antennas.

FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 are schematic diagrams of simulation results of theantenna structure shown in FIG. 6 .

FIG. 8 is an S parameter simulation result of the antenna structureshown in FIG. 6 . FIG. 9 is an efficiency simulation result of theantenna structure shown in FIG. 6 . FIG. 10 is an ECC simulation resultof the antenna structure shown in FIG. 6 . As shown in FIG. 8 , theantenna structure provided in this embodiment of this application mayoperate in an N77 frequency band (3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz), and isolation inthe operating frequency band is greater than 11 dB. System efficiency ofthe antenna structure provided in this embodiment of this application inthe frequency band from 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz can approximately meet −5 dB,and ECC is less than 0.2 in the frequency band. This result isapplicable to a MIMO system.

It can be learned from a simulation result of a parameter S that, whenno decoupling member is additionally disposed in the antenna structure,isolation in the frequency band from 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz is very poor,and isolation in a 3.48 GHz frequency band is 2.4 dB. When a decouplingmember is additionally disposed in the antenna structure, an isolationpeak may be generated in an operating frequency band, and isolation in a3.48 GHz frequency band is improved from 2.4 dB to 22 dB. However, adecoupling effect of the antenna structure provided in this embodimentof this application may also be reflected in radiation efficiency of anantenna. After the decoupling member is additionally disposed in theantenna structure, because intra-band isolation is improved, radiationefficiency is improved by about 3 dB.

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are each a schematic diagram of current distributionaccording to an embodiment of this application. FIG. 11 is adistribution diagram of currents when a first feed unit providesfeeding. FIG. 12 is a distribution diagram of currents when a secondfeed unit provides feeding.

If the decoupling member 130 is not additionally disposed in an antennastructure, when a feed unit provides feeding at a first feed point and afirst antenna is excited, a strong current on a surface of the groundplane is guided to the second radiator 120. That is, there is strongcurrent coupling between the first feed point and a second feed point,so that isolation between the first antenna and a second antennadeteriorates. On the contrary, if the decoupling member 130 isadditionally disposed in an antenna structure, a strong surface currentis bound to the decoupling member 130, as shown in FIG. 11 . Inaddition, the second radiator 120 has a small surface current, whicheffectively reduces current coupling between the first feed point andthe second feed point, so that the first antenna and the second antennaachieve high near-field isolation. In addition, when the decouplingmember 130 is not additionally disposed in the antenna structure,directions of currents on the first radiator 110 and the second radiator120 are symmetrical. When the decoupling member 130 is additionallydeposed in the antenna structure, some directions of currents on thefirst radiator 110 and the second radiator 120 are asymmetrical, tooffset a current coupled from the first feed point of the first antennato the second feed point of the second antenna. This improves isolationbetween the first antenna and the second antenna. It should beunderstood that, a current that is generated on a surface of the secondradiator 120 and that is symmetrical to a current on the first radiator110 in direction is a first induced current coupled by the firstradiator 110 to the second radiator 120. A current that is generated onthe surface of the second radiator 120 and that is asymmetrical to thecurrent on the first radiator 110 in direction is a second inducedcurrent coupled by the decoupling member 130 to the second radiator 120.The direction of the induced current generated by the first radiator 110on the second radiator 120 is opposite to the direction of the inducedcurrent generated by the decoupling member 130 on the second radiator120, and the induced currents offset each other. This improves isolationbetween the first antenna and the second antenna.

As shown in FIG. 12 , when a feed unit provides feeding at a second feedpoint and a second antenna is excited, a similar case is observed for asurface current, so that a first antenna and the second antenna alsoachieve high near-field isolation. Therefore, the decoupling member 130coupled between the first antenna and the second antenna may beconsidered as a decoupling structure in an antenna structure, so thatthe antennas achieve low coupling. It should be understood that, acurrent that is generated on a surface of the first radiator 110 andthat is symmetrical to a current on the second radiator 120 in directionis a third induced current coupled by the second radiator 120 to thefirst radiator 110. A current that is generated on the surface of thefirst radiator 110 and that is asymmetrical to the current on the secondradiator 120 in direction is a fourth induced current coupled by thedecoupling member 130 to the first radiator 110. The direction of theinduced current generated by the second radiator 120 on the firstradiator 110 is opposite to the direction of the induced currentgenerated by the decoupling member 130 on the first radiator 110, andthe induced currents offset each other. This improves isolation betweenthe first antenna and the second antenna.

FIG. 13 is a top view of another antenna according to an embodiment ofthis application.

As shown in FIG. 13 , the decoupling member 130 may be fold-line-shaped.For ease of description, an example in which a decoupling member isU-shaped is used in the following embodiment. It should be understoodthat a shape of the decoupling member 130 is not limited in thisapplication.

Optionally, a distance D1 between the first radiator 110 and the secondradiator 120 may be 4 mm, that is, a width of a gap is 4 mm. A couplinggap D2 between the decoupling member 130 and each of the first radiator110 and the second radiator 120 in a horizontal direction may be 1.7 mm.A width D3 of the decoupling member 130 may be 2.5 mm. A length of thedecoupling member 130 may be a half of an operating wavelength, and maybe 38 mm.

It should be understood that a design of a U-shaped decoupling member issimilar to a decoupling effect of a straight-line decoupling membershown in FIG. 3 . Therefore, the decoupling member 130 coupled betweenthe first antenna and the second antenna may be considered as adecoupling structure in an antenna structure, so that the antennasachieve low coupling.

FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are schematic diagrams of simulation results of theantenna structure shown in FIG. 13 . FIG. 14 is an S parametersimulation result of the antenna structure shown in FIG. 13 . FIG. 15 isan efficiency simulation result of the antenna structure shown in FIG.13 .

As shown in FIG. 14 , the antenna structure provided in this embodimentof this application may operate in an N77 frequency band (3.4 GHz to 3.6GHz), and isolation in the frequency band is greater than 13 dB. Asshown in FIG. 15 , system efficiency in the frequency band from 3.4 GHzto 3.6 GHz approximately meets −5 dB, and this result is suitable for aMIMO system.

It should be understood that, in an extension design, if the decouplingmember changes from straight-line-shaped to fold-line-shaped, radiationperformance of the antenna structure in an operating frequency band canbe further improved. At the same time, the structural design can improvea design freedom of the decoupling member in two-dimensional space.

The simulation results show that antenna decoupling can improveisolation in a frequency band by using a straight-line or U-shapeddecoupling member to generate an isolation peak. However, because twoopen ends of the U-shaped decoupling member are far away from the firstradiator and the second radiator of the antenna, impedance matching ofthe antenna in an operating frequency band is good. Therefore, theantenna also has high radiation efficiency in the operating frequencyband.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of still another antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application.

As shown in FIG. 16 , the first ground point 111 and the first feedpoint 112 are respectively located at two ends of the first radiator110. The first feed point 112 may be disposed at an end that is of thefirst radiator 110 that is close to a gap. The first radiator 110 may becoupled and grounded at the first ground point 111 through the firstmetal spring plate 113, and the first feed unit 201 may perform coupledfeeding at the first feed point 112 through the second metal springplate 114, to form a first antenna. In this case, the first antenna is aleft-hand antenna.

The second ground point 121 and the second feed point 122 arerespectively located at two ends of the second radiator 120, and thesecond feed point 122 may be disposed at an end that is of the secondradiator 120 that is close to the gap. The second radiator 120 may becoupled and grounded at the second ground point 121 through the thirdmetal spring plate 123, and the second feed unit 202 may perform coupledfeeding at the second feed point 122 through the fourth metal springplate 124, to form a second antenna. In this case, the second antenna isa left-hand antenna.

It should be understood that a specific form of the first antenna or thesecond antenna is not limited in this application, and is merely used asan example.

FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 are schematic diagrams of simulation results of theantenna structure shown in FIG. 16 . FIG. 17 is an S parametersimulation result of the antenna structure shown in FIG. 16 . FIG. 18 isan efficiency simulation result of the antenna structure shown in FIG.16 .

As shown in FIG. 17 , the antenna structure provided in this embodimentof this application may operate in an N77 frequency band (3.4 GHz to 3.6GHz), and isolation in the frequency band is greater than 10.5 dB. Asshown in FIG. 18 , system efficiency in a frequency band from 3.4 GHz to3.6 GHz may approximately meet −5 dB. At the same time, ECC is less than0.2 in an operating frequency band, and this result is suitable for aMIMO system.

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of a matching network according to anembodiment of this application.

Optionally, the matching network may be disposed at the first feed point111 of a first radiator. In this embodiment provided in thisapplication, the first feed point is used as an example for description.Alternatively, the matching network may be disposed at a second feedpoint of a second radiator.

Matching with a feed unit is added at each feed point, so that a currentin another frequency band at the feed point can be suppressed, andoverall performance of an antenna is improved.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 19 , a first feed network may include afirst capacitor connected in series and a second capacitor connected inparallel, and capacitance values of the first capacitor and the secondcapacitor may be successively 1 pF and 0.5 pF. It should be understoodthat a specific form of the matching network is not limited in thisapplication, and the matching network may alternatively be a seriescapacitor and a parallel inductor.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an antenna feedingsolution according to an embodiment of this application.

As shown in FIG. 20 , a feed unit of an electronic device may bedisposed on the PCB 14, and is electrically connected to a first feedpoint of a first radiator or a second feed point of a second radiatorthrough a spring plate 201.

Optionally, the first radiator and the second radiator may be disposedon the antenna support 150, and are electrically connected to the feedunit on the PCB 14 through the spring plate 201. The spring plate 201may be any one of the first metal spring plate, the second metal springplate, the third metal spring plate, or the fourth metal spring plate inthe foregoing embodiment.

It should be understood that the technical solution provided in thisembodiment of this application may be further applied to a groundingantenna structure, where an antenna is connected to a ground planethrough a spring plate. In the electronic device, the ground plane maybe a middle frame or a PCB. The PCB is formed by press-fitting aplurality of layers of dielectric plates, and a metal plating layerexists in the plurality of layers of dielectric plates, and may be usedas a reference ground of the antenna.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of yet another antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application.

As shown in FIG. 21 , a first radiator is used as an example, the firstfeed point 112 and the first ground point 111 may be disposed in themiddle of the first radiator 110. In this case, a branch is additionallydisposed on the first radiator, and the first antenna is a dual-branchcoupling dual inverted-F antenna, to expand an operating frequency bandrange of the first antenna. Due to a similar principle, after a secondantenna uses a same structure, an operating frequency band of the secondantenna is also expanded.

FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 are each a schematic diagram of still yet anotherantenna structure according to an embodiment of this application.

As shown in FIG. 22 , the antennas may further include a first parasiticstub 210 and a second parasitic stub 220. The first parasitic stub 210may be located on side of the first radiator 110, and may be coupled andfed through the first radiator 120. The second parasitic stub 220 may belocated on side of the second radiator 120, and may be coupled and fedthrough the second radiator 120.

Optionally, the first parasitic stub 210 may be disposed on an antennasupport, a rear cover of an electronic device, or a PCB of an electronicdevice.

Optionally, the second parasitic stub 220 may be disposed on an antennasupport, a rear cover of an electronic device, or a PCB of an electronicdevice.

Optionally, a length of the first parasitic stub 210 may be a half of anoperating wavelength.

Optionally, a length of the second parasitic stub 220 may be a half ofan operating wavelength.

As shown in FIG. 23 , the first parasitic stub 210 may include a thirdground point, and may be disposed at an end far away from the firstradiator 110 for grounding of the first parasitic stub 210. In thiscase, the first parasitic stub 210 may form a monopole antenna, and alength of the first parasitic stub 210 may be a quarter of an operatingwavelength. The second parasitic stub 220 may include a fourth groundpoint, and may be disposed at an end far away from the second radiator120 for grounding of the second parasitic stub 220. In this case, thesecond parasitic stub 220 may form a monopole antenna, and a length ofthe second parasitic stub 220 may be a quarter of an operatingwavelength.

It should be understood that a plurality of parasitic stubs may bedisposed near a radiator, so that more antenna modes may be excited.This further improves an efficiency bandwidth and radiation of theantenna.

FIG. 24 and FIG. 25 are each a schematic diagram of a further antennastructure according to an embodiment of this application.

As shown in FIG. 24 , the first radiator 110 may include a first part302, a second part 303, and a first inductor 301. One end of the firstinductor 301 may be electrically connected to the first part 302, andthe other end may be electrically connected to the second part 303. Thesecond radiator 120 may include a third part 305, a second part 306, anda second inductor 304. One end of the second inductor 304 may beeclectically connected to the third part 305, and the other end may beelectrically connected to the fourth part 306.

Optionally, the first inductor 301 or the second inductor 304 may be adistributed inductor.

It should be understood that a size of the antenna structure can bereduced by serially connecting an inductor to a radiator of the antenna.

As shown in FIG. 25 , the antenna may further include a first element401 and a second element 402. The first element 401 may be connected inseries between a first ground point of a first radiator and a referenceground. The second element 402 may be connected in series between asecond ground point of a second radiator and a reference ground.Optionally, the first element 401 or the second element 402 may be acapacitor, an inductor, or another lumped component.

It should be understood that a size of the antenna structure can bereduced by serially connecting the lumped component to a ground point ofthe antenna.

The antenna structure provided in this embodiment of this applicationmay be used as a module component, and is disposed in an electronicdevice according to an antenna quantity requirement of the electronicdevice.

FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram of a still yet further antenna structureaccording to an embodiment of this application.

As shown in FIG. 26 , the first feed point 112 may be disposed at an endthat is of the first radiator 110 and that is away from the gap 140, andthe first ground point 111 may be disposed between the first feed point112 and the gap 140. The second ground point 121 may be disposed at anend that is of the second radiator 120 that is away from the gap 140,and the second feed point 122 may be disposed between the second groundpoint 121 and the gap 140.

It should be understood that, after the decoupling member 130 isadditionally disposed in the antenna structure, isolation between thefirst antenna and the second antenna can be effectively improved. Theantenna structure provided in this embodiment of this application is notlimited to symmetry between a structure of the first antenna formed bythe first radiator and a structure of the second antenna formed by thesecond radiator.

Optionally, the first radiator 110, the second radiator 120, and thedecoupling member 130 may not be symmetrical along the gap 140. Alocation of the decoupling member 130 may be changed according to adesign or production requirement, so that the decoupling member 130 isbiased towards one of the radiators.

FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an antenna arrayaccording to an embodiment of this application.

As shown in FIG. 27 , the antenna array may include a third antenna 510,a fourth antenna 520, and a neutralization member 530.

The third antenna 510 or the fourth antenna 520 may be an antenna of anystructure in the foregoing embodiments. The third antenna 510 and thefourth antenna 520 are arranged in a staggered manner, to improveisolation between feed points. In addition, radiators that are close toeach other in the third antenna 510 and the fourth antenna 520 areindirectly coupled to the neutralization member 530, so as to improveisolation between feed points that are close to each other.

It should be understood that the third antenna 510 or the fourth antenna520 is a dual-antenna structure having two antenna units. When disposedclose to each other, dual-antenna structures may be decoupled by usingthe neutralization member 530, so as to improve isolation.

Optionally, the neutralization member 530 may be disposed on a surfaceof a rear cover of an electronic device.

Optionally, the neutralization member 530 may partially overlap aprojection of the third antenna 510 on the rear cover in a firstdirection. The neutralization member 530 may partially overlap aprojection of the fourth antenna 520 on the rear cover in the firstdirection.

FIG. 28 to FIG. 30 are schematic diagrams of simulation results of theantenna array shown in FIG. 27 . FIG. 28 is an S parameter simulationresult of the antenna array shown in FIG. 27 . FIG. 29 is an isolationsimulation result of the antenna array shown in FIG. 27 . FIG. 30 is anefficiency simulation result of the antenna array shown in FIG. 27 .

As shown in the figure, isolation of the antenna array in an operatingfrequency band from 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz is greater than 13.5 dB, andsystem efficiency is greater than −8 dB.

It should be understood that, when the antenna structure provided inthis embodiment of this application is applied to a MIMO system, a firstantenna formed by a first radiator and a second antenna formed by asecond radiator may operate in a time-division duplex (time-divisionduplex, TDD) mode or a frequency-division duplex (frequency-divisionduplex, FDD) mode. In other words, the first antenna and the secondantenna may work within different frequency ranges. An operatingfrequency band of the first antenna may cover a receive frequency bandof the FDD mode, and an operating frequency band of the second antennamay cover a transmit frequency band of the FDD mode. Alternatively, thefirst antenna and the second antenna may work at high and low power in asame frequency band in the FDD mode or the TDD mode. Operatingfrequencies of the first antenna and the second antenna are not limitedin this application, and may be adjusted based on an actual design orproduction requirement.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should beunderstood that the disclosed system, apparatus and method may beimplemented in other manners. For example, the described apparatusembodiment is merely an example. For example, division into the units ismerely logical function division and may be other division in actualimplementation. For example, a plurality of units or components may becombined or integrated into another system, or some features may beignored or not performed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutualcouplings or direct couplings or communication connections may beimplemented through some interfaces. The indirect couplings orcommunication connections between the apparatuses or units may beimplemented in electronic or other forms.

The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementations of thisapplication, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of thisapplication. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by aperson skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in thisapplication shall fall within the protection scope of this application.Therefore, the protection scope of this application shall be subject tothe protection scope of the claims.

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 18. An electronic device comprising: a rear coverlocated on a plane and comprising a first surface; a first radiatorcomprising: a first ground point; and a first feed point: a secondradiator disposed to form a gap between the first radiator and thesecond radiator and comprising: a second ground point; and a second feedpoint; a first feed component coupled to the first feed point; a secondfeed component coupled to the second feed point; and a decoupling memberdisposed on the first surface and indireetly coupled to the firstradiator and the second radiator, wherein the decoupling member does notoverlap a first projection of the first radiator in a first direction,wherein the decoupling member does not overlap a second projection ofthe second radiator in the first direction, and wherein the firstdirection is perpendicular to the plane.
 19. The electronic device ofclaim 18, wherein the first radiator comprises a first end distal fromthe gap, wherein the second radiator comprises a second end distal fromthe gap, wherein the first ground point is disposed at the first end,wherein the first feed point is disposed between the first ground pointand the gap, wherein the second ground point is disposed at the secondend, and wherein the second feed point is disposed between the secondground point and the gap.
 20. The electronic device of claim 18, whereinthe first radiator comprises a first end proximate to the gap, whereinthe second radiator comprises a second end proximate to the gap, whereinthe first feed point is disposed at the first end, and wherein thesecond feed point is disposed at the second end.
 21. The electronicdevice of claim 18, wherein the first radiator comprises a first enddistal from the gap, wherein the second radiator comprises a second enddistal from the gap, wherein the first feed point is disposed at thefirst end, wherein the first ground point is disposed between the firstfeed point and the gap, wherein the second ground point is disposed atthe second end, and wherein the second feed point is disposed betweenthe second ground point and the gap.
 22. The electronic device of claim18, wherein the first radiator, the second radiator, and the decouplingmember are symmetrical along the gap.
 23. The electronic device of claim18, further comprising an antenna support comprising a second surface,wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are disposed on thesecond surface.
 24. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the firstsurface proximate to the antenna support.
 25. The electronic device ofclaim 18, in a configuration whereby when the first feed componentprovides a feed, the second radiator is configured to: couple with thefirst radiator to generate a first induced current is in a seconddirection; and couple with the decoupling member to generate a secondinduced current in a third direction, wherein the second direction isopposite to the third direction.
 26. The electronic device of claim 18,in a configuration whereby when the second feed component provides afeed, the first radiator is configured to: couple with the secondradiator to generate a first induced current in a second direction; andcouple with the decoupling member to generate a second induced currentin a third direction, wherein the second direction is opposite to thethird direction.
 27. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein thefirst feed component and the second feed component are a same feedcomponent.
 28. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein a width of thegap comprises a range of 3 millimeters (mm) to 10 mm.
 29. The electronicdevice of claim 18, further comprising a coupling gap disposed betweenthe decoupling member and each of the first radiator and the secondradiator, wherein the coupling gap comprises a range of 0.1 millimeters(mm) to 3 mm.
 30. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the firstradiator or the second radiator is configured to generate a resonance,and wherein a length of the decoupling member is half of a wavelengthcorresponding to a resonance point of the resonance.
 31. The electronicdevice of claim 18, further comprising: a first metal spring platecomprising: a third end that is grounded; and a fourth end coupled tothe first radiator at the first ground point; a second metal springplate comprising: a fifth end electrically coupled to a feed component;and a sixth end coupled to the first radiator at the first feed point; athird metal spring plate comprising: a seventh end that is grounded; andan eighth end coupled to the second radiator at the second ground point;and a fourth metal spring plate comprising: a ninth end electricallycoupled to the feed component; and a tenth end coupled to the secondradiator at the second feed point.
 32. The electronic device of claim18, wherein the decoupling member is of a fold-line-shape.
 33. Theelectronic device of claim 18, wherein the first radiator comprises afirst side distal from the gap, wherein the second radiator comprises asecond side distal from the gap, and wherein the electronic devicefurther comprises: a first parasitic stub disposed on the first side;and a second parasitic stub disposed on the second side.
 34. Theelectronic device of claim 33, wherein the first parasitic stubcomprises: a third end distal from the first radiator; and a thirdground point disposed at the third end, and wherein the second parasiticstub comprises; a fourth end distal from the second radiator; and afourth ground points disposed at the fourth end.
 35. An electronicdevice comprising: a rear cover located on a plane and comprising afirst surface; a first radiator comprising: a first ground point; and afirst feed point; a second radiator disposed to form a gap between thefirst radiator and the second radiator and comprising: a second groundpoint; and a second feed point; a first feed component coupled to thefirst feed point; a second feed component coupled to the second feedpoint; and a decoupling member disposed on the first surface andindirectly coupled to the first radiator and the second radiator,wherein when the first feed component provides a feed, the secondradiator is configured to: couple with the first radiator to generate afirst induced current in a first direction; and couple with thedecoupling member to generate a second induced current in a seconddirection, wherein the first direction is opposite to the seconddirection, and wherein when the second feed component provides a feed,the first radiator is configured to: couple with the second radiator togenerate a third induced current in a third direction; and couple withthe decoupling member to generate a fourth induced current in a fourthdirection, wherein the third direction is opposite to the fourthdirection.
 36. The electronic device of claim 35, wherein the firstradiator comprises a first end distal from the gap, wherein the secondradiator comprises a second end distal from the gap, wherein the firstground point is disposed at the first end, wherein the first feed pointis disposed between the first ground point and the gap, wherein thesecond ground point is disposed at the second end, and wherein thesecond feed point is disposed between the second ground point and thegap.
 37. The electronic device of claim 35, wherein the first radiatorcomprises a first end proximate to the gap, wherein the second radiatorcomprises a second end proximate to the gap, wherein the first feedpoint is disposed at the first end, and wherein the second feed point isdisposed at the second end.